Alphabet is reportedly launching an Uber rival — but the self-driving cars have a major glitch

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If you've taken enough Lyft rides, you've probably noticed that drivers have to switch to a navigation app before they start driving . It'd be nice if they could just get going, wouldn' t it? They will now: Lyft has added built-in Google Maps navigation to its driver app .

I've been having issues with Google maps when it switches from the Lyft App . I use Waze/ Google Maps I did notice a few days ago Google has updated to now show what waze users have reported via waze onto Google Maps which is great.

Yes, the odds are that this will only save you and your driver seconds on any given trip. However, this is really part of a broader effort to save as much time as possible for both drivers and passengers. Lyft is clearly betting that all those seconds and minutes will not only please drivers looking to maximize their income, but passengers who'll be more likely to take Lyft when they're in a hurry.

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Google parent leads $1B Lyft investment, deepening Uber rift .
Google's parent company is throwing its financial support behind ride-hailing service Lyft, deepening its rift with market leader Uber. Google was an early investor in Uber, but now a self-driving car company that it created is suing Uber for alleged theft of trade secrets. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Google's parent company is throwing its financial support behind ride-hailing service Lyft, deepening its Alphabet Inc, which gets most of its money from Google's digital ad network, is leading a $1 billion investment in Lyft that values the privately held company at $11 billion.

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